Measuring the Financial Benefits of IT Investments on Coordination

Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ)

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-14

  Francalanci, Chiara ^a   Maggiolini, P ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

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EID: 85001874933     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: 15337979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.1999010101     Document Type: Article

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